Jacksonville man accused of soliciting minors over computer

Trevor Edward Inman

By Daily News staff

Published: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 10:55 PM.

A Jacksonville man has been charged with soliciting children by computer, officials said Tuesday.

Trevor Edward Inman, 21, of Newberry Street, has been accused by the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office of soliciting five girls to “commit unlawful sex acts” by sending messages via text and Facebook to coerce them into those acts.

The girls range in age from 12 to 14 years.

Inman is accused of committing the five charges of soliciting a child by computer and one charge of soliciting by computer/appear between March 1 and May 19, according to warrants.

In one instance, Inman is accused of meeting one of the girls, who was 13 years old at the time, with the intent to commit an unlawful sex act, according to warrants.

Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown said Tuesday that no physical sexual acts had taken place between Inman and the girls, but that Inman had used his cell phone to “talk sex” to them.

Brown said Inman had previously known one of the girls, but did not know the others.

A Jacksonville man has been charged with soliciting children by computer, officials said Tuesday.

Trevor Edward Inman, 21, of Newberry Street, has been accused by the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office of soliciting five girls to “commit unlawful sex acts” by sending messages via text and Facebook to coerce them into those acts.

The girls range in age from 12 to 14 years.

Inman is accused of committing the five charges of soliciting a child by computer and one charge of soliciting by computer/appear between March 1 and May 19, according to warrants.

In one instance, Inman is accused of meeting one of the girls, who was 13 years old at the time, with the intent to commit an unlawful sex act, according to warrants.

Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown said Tuesday that no physical sexual acts had taken place between Inman and the girls, but that Inman had used his cell phone to “talk sex” to them.

Brown said Inman had previously known one of the girls, but did not know the others.

Brown said Inman and the girls communicated back and forth in a dialogue before one of the girls parents discovered what was happening and notified law enforcement.

Inman was charged Monday and released with $80,000 in unsecured bonds, according to warrants.